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THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com NO. 15887 44 PAGES 150 FILS emergency number 112 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 / ZUL-QAADAH 27, 1436 AH Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 KSE -43.47 pts at closing, Sept 10 See Page 35 Dow +157.67 pts at 20:35, Sept 10 See Page 36 Nasdaq +69.37 pts at 20:35, Sept 10 FTSE -73.20 pts at closing, Sept 10 Nikkei -470.89 pts at closing, Sept 10 NYMEX crude $45.32 pb Brent crude $48.36 pb 3-month $ LIBOR rate 0.33300% US$/KD 0.30210/20 Euro/KD 0.3411 Yen/KD 0.0025 British £/KD 0.4671 Gold $1,109.50 per oz (London) ▼ ▲ ■ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▲ ▼ ‘Implement law that regulates work of domestics’ Women’s rights in Kuwait — Page 7 basketball Page 40 PM Diwan photo Pope Francis speaks with HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah during a private audience at the Vatican on Sept 10. The Tribute in Light illuminates the sky behind One World Trade Center and the lower Manhattan skyline on Sept 9, in New York. Friday marks the fourteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept 11 on the United States. (AP) In this Sept 9 photo, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Ka’aba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Thousands of Muslims from all over the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Makkah. Every Muslim is required to perform the Hajj at least once in his or her lifetime if able to do so. (AP) Newswatch BEIJING: A Chinese man reportedly held hostage by the Islamic State group worked in advertising and TV production and describes himself as a free spirit and reader of Greek phi- losophy. The radical group released a poster on Wednesday with an image of the man, identi- fied as Fan Jinghui, and the address of an advertising company registered by him in Beijing. The group also announced the capture of a Norwegian, identified as Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad , and demanded a ransom for both. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Thursday that authorities are still verifying the identity of the Chinese hostage. But the Sohu news portal reported that Fan was interviewed in 2001 by China National Radio as part of a feature about people without fixed careers. Another man who appeared on the program, Pang Fei, told The Associated Press that he remembered being interviewed alongside Fan, and that he recognized him from the photo released by the Islamic State group. “I love reading about the history of science,” Fan said in the interview at the time. “And the ancient Greek great philosophers’ pure spiritual pursuit of freedom really gave me a jolt. That great spirit can be seen as the powerful motive for me to go after freedom.” (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ VIENNA: Kuwait reiterated that the peaceful usage of nuclear power is a legitimate right for all member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, on Thursday. This remark was made by Second Secretary at the Embassy of Kuwait in Austria Sheikh Jarrah Al-Sabah in his speech at IAEA’s Board of Governors’ meeting held in Vienna. The diplomat congratulated Iran and P5+1 group on their landmark nuclear agreement that was conducted in Austria. He emphasized that the agreement would enhance security and sta- bility in the region. (KUNA) ❑ ❑ ❑ JEDDAH: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz exempts Cabinet member minister Dr Saad Bin Khaled Al-Jabrey from his position by a royal order Thursday. The royal order didn’t clarify reasons behind the exemption. Al-Jabrey held the position since January. (KUNA) ❑ ❑ ❑ BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al- Abadi removed 123 deputy ministers and director generals amid a reform drive aimed at curbing corruption and streamlining the gov- ernment, his office said Wednesday. The officials were either retired or had their status changed, the statement said, without Continued on Page 8 Kuwait signs for major solar deal KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10, (AFP): Kuwait signed a contract worth KD 116 million ($385 million) with Spain’s TSK Group on Thursday for a 50 megawatt solar energy project as part of its renewable energy drive. The oil-rich Gulf state has a multi- billion-dollar plan to meet 15 percent of power demand from renewables by 2030. Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad Al-Jassar told reporters the tar- get is to produce 4,500 megawatts from solar and wind energy by 2030 when demand is expected to rise to 30,000 megawatts from the current 12,000 megawatts. The latest project is due to start pro- duction in December 2017, said Salem Al-Hajraf, head of energy research at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. PM, Pope discuss ties His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met with Pope Francis in Vatican, on Thursday. His Highness the Prime Minister handed over a written letter from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah which reflected bilateral relations and sought to promote ties in all fields. After the meeting, His Highness the Premier and Secretary of State of Vatican Pietro Parolin signed a Memorandum of Understating to strengthen relations and issues of common concern. Meanwhile, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah along with a Kuwaiti World Bank issues report Legal impairments to jobs, credit for women in Kuwait lowest among GCC KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10, (Agencies): Women in Kuwait, like their counterparts in other countries, still face a number of obstacles despite intensified efforts to give them more rights in line with the principles of gender equality as laws in many nations prevent women from getting the jobs they prefer or leave them unprotected against domestic violence. According to the Women, Business and the Law 2016 report released by the World Bank Wednesday; women in the Middle East and North Africa face the most obstacles due to laws prohibiting married women from applying for a passport or getting a job without their husband’s permission. Legal restrictions on women’s employment and entrepreneurship were measured by identifying gen- der-based legal differences. These differences were then analyzed by comparing men and women with the same marital status in 21 areas: applying for a passport, traveling outside the home, traveling outside the country, getting a job or pursuing a trade or profession without permis- sion, signing a contract, registering a business, being “head of household” or “head of family”, conferring citi- zenship to their children, opening a bank account, choosing where to live, obtaining a national identity card, having ownership rights over property, having inheritance rights over property, working the same night hours, doing the same jobs, enjoying the same statutory retire- ment age, enjoying the same tax deductions or credits, having their testimony carry the same evidentiary weight in court, having a gender or sex nondiscrimination clause in the constitution, applying customary law if it violates the constitution, and applying personal law if it violates Microsoft in court challenge Bid to block warrant for e-mails abroad NEW YORK, Sept 10, (RTRS): Microsoft Corp asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to block the US government from forcing the company to hand over a cus- tomer’s emails stored on an Irish server, warning that the precedent would create a “global free-for-all” that evis- cerates personal privacy. The case, the first in which a US company has challenged a warrant seeking data held abroad, has captured the atten- tion of the technology industry, privacy advocates and news organizations. The appeal is centered on a search warrant seeking the emails of an individual in Dublin, as part of a drug inves- tigation. The person has not been identified. Joshua Rosenkranz, a lawyer for Microsoft, warned the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York that upholding the warrant would open the door to other countries using their law enforcement powers to seize the emails of Americans held in the United States. “We would go crazy if China did this to us,” Rosenkranz said. But Justin Anderson, a lawyer for the government, said US law enforcement can obtain electronic information held by American companies with a valid warrant, regardless of where the data happens to be stored. “It’s not a question of owner- ship,” he said, likening it to seizing account records from a bank. “It’s about custody and control.” Nearly 100 organizations and individuals filed briefs in Local residents are rescued from their flooded home by a helicopter of the Ground Self Defence Force in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, on Sept 10. The Japanese city 50 km northeast of Tokyo was flood- ed when Kinugawa river burst its banks, destroying homes and cars as desperate residents waited for help, and as thousands of people were ordered to evacuate. (AFP) — See Page 15 DAESH tests Hajj security Concerns rise DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept 10, (AP): The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the US-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrim- age later this month. So far, the extremist group’s presence in the king- dom appears to be in a low- level stage, but it has claimed four significant bombings since May, one of them in neighboring Kuwait. And it has rapidly ramped up its rhetoric, aiming to undermine the Al Saud royal family’s legitimacy, which is rooted in part in its claim to implement Islamic Shariah law and to be the protectors of Islam’s most sacred sites in Makkah and Madinah that are at the center of Hajj. “DAESH and its followers have made it very clear that Saudi Arabia is their ultimate target,” Saudi analyst Fahad Nazer said, referring to the Islamic State group by its Arabic acronym. “Because of Makkah and Madinah ... That’s their ultimate prize.” Holidays start Sept 22 KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10, (KUNA): Eid Al- Adha holiday will start on Tuesday, Sept 22 until Saturday Sept 26, Kuwait Civil Service Commission announced on Thursday. The holiday will be five days. Government sectors and other official insti- tutes will resume their official work on Sunday, Sept 27. Kuwaitis cautioned The Kuwaiti Embassy in Tokyo called on Kuwaiti nationals Thursday to take extra precaution while in Japan due to heavy rain, floods, and landslides hitting the country. The embassy called on nationals to follow up safety guidelines set by local authorities in Japan, adding that Kuwaiti nationals should call 03-3455- 0361, 03-3455-0362, and 03-3455-0363 in case of any emergency. Japan’s local authorities issued evacuation orders and advisories to more than 830,000 peo- ple on Thursday as torrential rain caused land- slides and floods in the eastern and northeastern regions. Among them, more than 70,000 people in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures located north- east of Tokyo were ordered to flee their homes, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. (KUNA) Low heart rate in teen boys linked to violence WASHINGTON, Sept 10, (AFP): Boys with a low resting heart rate in their late teens run a higher risk of turning to a life of vio- lent crime when grown, a study out Wednesday suggests. The findings could lead to improved ways to stop certain people from indulging in crime before it is too late. Experts say that low resting heart rate (RHR) is either an indica- tor of a chronically low level of psychological arousal, which may lead some people to seek stimulating experiences, or a marker of weakened responses to aversive and stressful stimuli, which can lead to reckless behavior. “Our results confirm that, in addition to being associated with Continued on Page 8 Fan Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8
